Woolf Fails on Obamacare Basics

Press Release

On the defensive for ducking questions on Obamacare during a devastating exchange with North Country reporters yesterday, Manhattan multimillionaire candidate Aaron Woolf admitted he wouldn't change the employer mandate affecting North Country small businesses.

After declaring the question of how he would have voted on the Affordable Care Act to be "hypothetical," Woolf inexplicably said he supported loosening the employer mandate to effect only those businesses with 50 employees or less, exactly what the current law calls for.

TRANSCRIPT:

Channel 7 News Director Scott Atkinson: "Would you have voted for [the Affordable Care Act] if you had been in Congress?"

Woolf: "That is a total hypothetical…"

Atkinson: "What would you do to improve it?"

Woolf: "I think we can begin…with the employer mandate. I think we can include businesses with up to 50, rather than just 25."

Voters should know how egregiously misinformed Aaron Woolf is on Obamacare, a key issue in this year's race. The employee mandate under Obamacare already applies to businesses with up to 50 employees. Aaron Woolf's "fix" is really no fix at all.

"When it comes to Obamacare and the impact on small businesses in our district, Aaron Woolf proved yesterday he fundamentally doesn't get it," said Elise Stefanik. "This law is definitely not a hypothetical. Just ask small businesses, like my family's, who have seen their healthcare plans cancelled and their premiums increased.

In this election, the difference on Obamacare is clear: my opponent supports the status quo, while I want to repeal and replace Obamacare with common sense healthcare reform."

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